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...Steven Spielberg's Munich has drawn some harsh responses, mostly because the director chose to go Rodney King in a Time interview last month: "For me this movie is a prayer for peace." He has expressed dismay about the perpetual cycle of violence in the Middle East-which seems to imply a moral equivalence between Palestinian terrorists who butchered members of Israel's Olympic team in 1972 and the Mossad agents who tried to track them down and kill them. The film itself is more subtle. The "facts" of the story have been questioned by former Israeli intelligence officers...
...find Dindori red from the Sula vineyards outside Bombay. The menu at the restaurant upstairs features grilled cinnamon quail and refreshingly rare peppered tuna. OLIVE BAR AND KITCHEN In the Bollywood neighborhood of Bandra, Olive, tel: (91-22) 2600 8248, is a hangout for film and cricket stars. Chef Rodney Cabran turns out simple but elegant Mediterranean standards (including pizza with the thinnest crust for thousands of miles), while a low-lit terrace offers an almost Balearic respite from the hustle of Bombay. SEIJO Also in Bandra, Seijo, tel: (91-22) 2640 5555, turns out dishes with a distinctive East...
...DIED. RODNEY WHITAKER, 74, best-selling author known to millions internationally as Trevanian, one of several of his pen names; of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; in England's West Country. His thrillers, notably The Eiger Sanction, which became a 1975 film starring Clint Eastwood, were translated into more than a dozen languages and prompted comparisons to such critically esteemed storytellers as Edgar Allan Poe and Chaucer...
...ongoing “Learning with Performers” series. Byron is a rare breed of jazzman. Few choose to specialize in the clarinet. Few modern jazz artists are unafraid to be explicitly political; Byron routinely gives his compositions titles like “(The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots).” Fewer still cite influences ranging from Duke Ellington and klezmer legend Mickey Katz to rap label Sugar Hill Records and the Afro-Cuban rhythmic tradition. “These are all types of music that I’ve always been interested...
...third straight year managed to shut down Dawson more effectively than any other Ivy team. The junior tailback had only 39 yards on 24 carries.Rough day for: Anyone in a Crimson jersey, including Harvard’s top three wide receivers—Mazza, Ryan Tyler, and Rodney Byrnes—all out with injuries. It was Harvard’s first loss at Schoellkopf Field since 1995.Top performers: Cornell—Siwula, 23 carries for 89 yards, 1 TD—Kuhn, 9-of-19 for 106 yards, 2 INT, 1 TDSignificance overall: The Crimson dropped its first...